Principal Thomas Meehan ended the ceremony with closing remarks that
highlighted the students’ journey from pre-K through grade 5. To much
applause and laughter, he quoted Ellen DeGeneres: “Follow your passion,
stay true to yourself, never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in
the woods and you’re lost and you see a path — then, by all means, you
should follow that.”

The traditional class gift — a bench with the school logo for the
courtyard at the elementary school — was presented by Caroline Orofino,
mother of Angela Orofino, and Lisa Becherer, mother of Molly Becherer.

The event culminated with the students singing “This Is Me,” the anthem
from “The Greatest Showman” and an ice cream social for graduates and
their guests.